Petition · past parliament
Issue household ration books for supermarket shopping and other essentials.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
At present we are relying on common sense and shops to regulate their own rationing system but it isn’t working. People are still hoarding and clearing shelves. Issue ration books to each house for use when shopping in supermarkets, butchers etc to limit the quantities people can purchase.
I’ve decided to use common sense with my shopping and stick to my normal shop but on every occasions the last couple of weeks I haven’t been able to get hold of the things, toilet roll, soap, veg, cleaning products, paracetamol etc. This has meant more trips and more potential for exposure not to mention those at risk and vulnerable not getting the supplies they need. We need to come together as a society in these unprecedented time but it isn’t working, issue rations books to each household.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.